Name: Merismopedia elegans var. constricta Playfair 1918

Category: Variety

Proposed as: new variety

Etymology: con.stric’ta. L. fem. part. adj. constricta, constricted, and the epithet of an Anabaena species

Pronunciation, gender: kon-STRIK-ta, feminine

Holotype: Figure 2g

Valid publication: Playfair GI. New and rare freshwater algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1918; 43:497-543.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Merismopedia elegans Braun ex Kützing 1849

Assigned by: Playfair GI. New and rare freshwater algae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1918; 43:497-543.

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Record number: 52065
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